Phenicia

Sources from old books:

1638. The merchants mappe of commerce wherein by Lewes Roberts.

Of Phenicia and the Cities thereof. IN Phoenicia is seated the City of Ptolemais, or Acr•…, or Acon, famous for so many Christian Armies that have in times past besieged it, and which like∣wise added fame to our Kings Richard ceur de lion, and Edward the first, in which place the Venetians and French have some trade for waxe, hides, corne, •…ke; and therefore following the observations made by them in matter of weights and measures, I find the same to be thus accorded.